Roan

A horse is considered a roan when it has white hairs fully intermixed with any other color. The overall effect is that the animal is a completley different color than either base hair. A roan is not splotchy like a pinto, but is solid.

The most common roans are:blue roan: black hairs interspersed with white.strawberry roan: red, copper, chestnut hairs mixed with the white. (Mane/tail can be a mix, red, or white.)bay roan: bay coloring and white, leading to unusual points and markings on the horse due to the color gradient in the bay. (Mane and tail are usually dark.)